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WARD v. DEARMAN

No. 79-1001.

626 F.2d 489 (1980)

Barbara D. WARD et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. W. E. DEARMAN et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Still, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Perry Hubbard, Tuscaloosa, Ala., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, RONEY and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellants appeal from a three-judge court order in a Voting Rights Act suit. (42 U.S.C. § 1973c.) The three-judge court concluded that the action was moot and denied appellants' request for attorney fees. Because we find that the case is moot and that the appellants are not prevailing parties under either the Civil Rights Attorneys Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988, or 42 U.S.C. § 1973l(e), we affirm.

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